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#979EB0

#979eb0 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#979eb0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 61.96% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.2% cyan, 10.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 13.66% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3417

Complementary

  1. #979eb0
  2. #b0a997

Split complementary

  1. #979eb0
  2. #b09d97
  3. #abb097

Analogous

  1. #97abb0
  2. #979eb0
  3. #9d97b0

Triadic

  1. #979eb0
  2. #b0979e
  3. #9eb097

Tetradic

  1. #979eb0
  2. #a997b0
  3. #b0a997
  4. #9eb097

Square

  1. #979eb0
  2. #b097ab
  3. #b0a997
  4. #97b09d

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5263
  2. #6c768e
  3. #979eb0
  4. #c2c7d1
  5. #eeeff2

Shades

#979eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979eb0
  2. #888e9e
  3. #797e8d
  4. #6a6f7b
  5. #5b5f6a
  6. #4c4f58
  7. #3c3f46
  8. #2d2f35
  9. #1e2023
  10. #0f1012
  11. #000000

Tints

#979eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979eb0
  2. #a1a8b8
  3. #acb1c0
  4. #b6bbc8
  5. #c1c5d0
  6. #cbcfd8
  7. #d5d8df
  8. #e0e2e7
  9. #eaecef
  10. #f5f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979eb0
  2. #959bab
  3. #9298a6
  4. #9095a2
  5. #8e929d
  6. #8c8f98
  7. #898c93
  8. #87898e
  9. #85868a
  10. #828385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979db0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989fb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979db0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94a0a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979eb0 {
  color: #979eb0;
}
Background
.bg-979eb0 {
  background-color: #979eb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #979eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 158 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 14% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979eb0, #9d97b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 158 176 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.97 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.02 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.24 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.05 #68614f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#979eb0  rgb(151, 158, 176)  hsl(223, 14%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#b0a997  rgb(176, 169, 151)  hsl(43, 14%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#b0979e  rgb(176, 151, 158)  hsl(343, 14%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#9eb097  rgb(158, 176, 151)  hsl(103, 14%, 64%)  Ash Gray